Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 16 Jan 2013

The pilot who died when his helicopter crashed into a crane in Vauxhall, London this morning has been named as 50-year-old Captain Pete Barnes. Two people died and 18 were injured when the aircraft hit the crane and exploded in a ball of smoke and flame. More than 60 firefighters attended the scene and pulled a man from a burning car. Traffic in the area was brought to a standstill, but the fires were under control by 10am.

The dire state of Britain's retail market has claimed another casualty: DVD rental firm Blockbuster. The company is the latest high street retailer to go into administration after fighting a losing battle against internet competitors. The chain, which employs 4,190 staff at 528 stores, will keep running while the administrator tries to find a buyer.

Japan's two main airlines last night grounded all their Boeing 787 Dreamliners following an emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways flight because of a battery fault. All 137 passengers and crew were evacuated in the latest blow to Boeing's troubled plane. ANA immediately grounded all Dreamliners. Japan Airlines followed suit.

Irish golfer Paul McGinley has been named as captain of the European team for the 2014 Ryder Cup challenge at Gleneagles. The Times calls it "one of the most coveted positions in the game of golf". The US team will be captained by Tom Watson. "I'm relishing the thought of taking on one of my great heroes," said McGinley.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg yesterday unveiled a search engine he called "graph search" for content shared by Facebook friends. But technology analysts described the new tool as "underwhelming" and even Zuckerberg said he "did not expect" people to flock to Facebook for internet searches.